The "log books" these bus rivers use to track hours/trips are known as "Comic Books" as noted by their own regulators & watchdogs

These are unregulated missiles on our roads

2:21 pm March 15, 2011

Merc wrote:

Not a surprise. These busses (along with Megabus) drive like idiots, clog up the city and stink up the air by sitting idling anywhere they can find space. Tour busses like this should be completely forbidden from driving during peak commuting hours and immediately taken out of commission then-and-there when found driving recklessly.

2:48 pm March 15, 2011

Jersey wrote:

There's more to it than just laxity. About two years ago an FMCSA staffer told me that these buses are deep into smuggling illegal asian immigrants into the country (hence the runs up and down the coast mainly too and from port cities). He said the old folk get put in sweatshops and the girls into brothels, but his agency lacks any authority to pursue it. The super cheap fares ensure the good cover of full buses.

2:57 pm March 15, 2011

traveler wrote:

Not all of these buses are bad. As a person who uses these discount busses I feel just as safe in the company busses that I use as I would the grey hound. You just have to do you home work.

4:47 pm March 15, 2011

CT wrote:

@ Merc

Big difference between the the Megasbus and Bolt bus services and the Chinatown FungWah types. Don't get the two confused, a good commuter line actually eases traffic and provides a valuable service, but i do agree some of these companies need to go.

7:46 pm March 15, 2011

tiddle wrote:

as in most things from china, why d'you think these chinatown buses can charge such low fees? by cutting corners, of course. a few years back, there's another crash of these chinatown-to-chinatown in boston. driver fatigue and speeding were the issue. the driver wants to make another back-to-back shift for more money, and to these cowboys, there's no rule to stop them from doing so. these so-called bus companies really can't care less about safety and regulations. they just want a few more runs, to make up for the low margins.

i've tried these once, from boston to nyc. but i've long since stopped taking them. it's ok...when there's no accident, and if u can handle their "speed."

8:01 pm March 15, 2011

mrflabbergasted. wrote:

Lets clear this up, the guy who was driving the other bus was OPHADELL WILLIAMS. HE'S AN AMERICANESE.

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